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[[Image:Uffizi Gallery.jpg|thumb|300px|Uffizi museum, Florence.]]

[[Image:Uffizi Gallery.jpg|thumb|300px|Uffizi museum, Florence.]]

'''The Renaissance''' was a cultural “rebirth” that began in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], but spread to all of Europe from about 1300 to 1600 (1700 in Northern Europe).

'''The Renaissance''' was a cultural “rebirth” that began in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], but spread to all of Europe from about 1300 to 1600.

During this time period, Europeans experienced a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman civilization, and subsequently, in learning science, mathematics, literature, the arts and philosophy.  Christianity played a strong role in the renaissance as can be seen [[Christianity and Science|in its influence in the birth of modern science]]. The term “[[Renaissance man]]” has come to mean a person who is remarkably well-rounded and learned in every subject, as this is what was expected of men during the Renaissance of the Nobility.   

During this time period, Europeans experienced a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman civilization, and subsequently, in learning science, mathematics, literature, the arts and philosophy.  Christianity played a strong role in the renaissance as can be seen [[Christianity and Science|in its influence in the birth of modern science]]. The term “[[Renaissance man]]” has come to mean a person who is remarkably well-rounded and learned in every subject, as this is what was expected of men during the Renaissance of the Nobility.